Oropharyngeal stent with laryngeal aditus shield and nasal airway with laryngeal aditus shield

Claim 1

An oropharyngeal stent and laryngeal aditus shield comprising: a flexible tubular body containing a central airway, said body being capable of conforming to a normal anatomy of a human pharynx, said body having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end being generally triangular in cross-sectional shape while the remainder of said body is generally oval in cross-sectional shape, said body including a tapered tip section at said distal end, said tip section having a plurality of openings for allowing ventilation; a first inflatable cuff surrounding a portion of said body, said first cuff surrounding said body from the near proximal end thereof to near said distal end thereof, so as not to contact a patient's epiglottis when said oropharyngeal stent and laryngeal aditus shield are established in a patient; means for inflating said first cuff; a laryngeal aditus shield comprising a second inflatable cuff located at said distal end of said body, said second cuff being generally triangular in shape to conform to the cross-sectional shape of a vestibule of a larynx and sized to extend from an epiglottis to arytenoids to fill an area above the vocal cords of a patient without lying against an upper end of an esophagus of a patient; and means for inflating said second cuff.